Annapolis, Md.: Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller April 16 joined the Maryland Department of Transportation, Maryland State Police, highway workers and transportation professionals to honor road workers and bring awareness to driving safely near work zones during the national launch event for National Work Zone Awareness Week.
The event was held atop the I-695/I-70 interchange in Baltimore County – overlooking the work zone where six highway workers were killed in a March 2023 crash. In the aftermath of that tragedy, Governor Wes Moore created the Maryland Work Zone Safety Work Group, chaired by the Lieutenant Governor, and signed the Maryland Road Worker Protection Act into law.
“Being at this location just a little more than a year after the tragedy and seeing where it happened is chilling,” said Lt. Gov. Miller.
